Capacity Building/Training

The following references present a broad array of information that will help you understand and participate in capacity building and training.

Effective Adult Learning Toolkit [PDF]
The Effective Adult Learning Toolkit will help you put together effective learning for adults. Intermediate- or advanced-level users may choose to scan the sidebars as reminders when developing instruction, rather than reading the full text.

Effective Presentation Toolkit [PDF]
This Effective Presentation Toolkit will help you put together effective presentations, whether in-person or online. Intermediate- or advanced-level presenters may choose not to read the full text, but to use the sidebars as reminders while putting together materials.

The toolkit contains five pieces: What Do I Need to Know; Presentation Slides: The Before and After; References; and a Built for You PowerPoint Toolkit.

Trainers Toolkit [PDF]
This toolkit provides an introduction to the principles of adult learning; and a collection of tips, tools and techniques for planning, designing, delivering and evaluating learning events for adult participants.

This toolkit was written by Medical Teams International.

Institutional Strengthening Guide
The Institutional Strengthening Guide is a reference for organizations wishing to develop or improve existing institutional strengthening systems and processes. The Guide presents principles, minimum standards and best practices business processes, references and tools deemed important for effective, efficient and sustainable organizations. The Guide consists of ten chapters that cover the key functional areas of most organizations. Each chapter can be used as a stand-alone.